Wolverhampton (AW)
16:55
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 Distance: 1m½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £13 Place: £3.20 £2.60 £2 Exacta: £128.90 Tricast: £913.60 Trifecta: £661.90
Non-Runners: Green Power (self certificate), Prince Ali (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Outrace (IRE) 5 H Poor Richard Hannon 129 lbs 12/1 Won Prominent - led over 2f out - went clear over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that colt benefitted from first time application of cheekpieces and being ridden more positively on this occasion)(op 10/1)
2nd 1 Poetic Force (IRE) 11 G AVG Tony Carroll 132 lbs 10/1 2.75 Dwelt start - towards rear - raced wide from over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - hung left but ran on inside final furlong - went second final strides(op 14/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 16/1)
3rd 7 King Of Speed (IRE) 6 G Poor Mark Loughnane 127 lbs 7/1 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield - raced wide but headway from over 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong - lost second final strides(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
4th 11 Vecchio (IRE) 5 G Poor Scott Dixon 125 lbs 33/1 1.25 In rear - headway from over 1f out - carried left and no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside final 110yds)(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
5th 5 Toophan (IRE) 5 G Poor Raphael E Freire 136 lbs 6/1 3.5 In touch with leaders - raced wide from over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 10/3)
6th 6 Snooze Lane (IRE) 6 G AVG Sarah Hollinshead 135 lbs 100/30 0.3 Towards rear - some headway from over 2f out - not clear run and lost position over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run for some distance in final furlong)(op 5/1 tchd 10/3)
7th 2 Soames Forsyte (GB) 6 G AVG Michael Herrington 137 lbs 9/2 1.75 Taken down early - hung right throughout - in touch with leaders - some headway 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 11/2)
8th 3 Havana Touch (GB) 4 G AVG John Butler 133 lbs 16/5F 6.5 Led - headed and weakened from over 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 9/2 tchd 3/1)
9th 9 Deep Blue (IRE) 3 F Poor Jamie Osborne 130 lbs 22/1 4 Midfield - weakened from over 2f out (jockey said filly stopped quickly)(op 18/1)